Scaphopoda |
Dentaliida |
Dentaliidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 103 m (Ref. 1821). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Santa Catarina, Brazil. Southern hemisphere: Tropical to subtropical climates.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3441)
Shell long, white, gently curved. Six smooth primary ribs, one in the concave side four laterally, one ventrally, irregular hexagonal apical section. Oral section subcircular. Secondary ribs present, pipe often observed at apex (Ref.3441).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Scaphopoda are gonochoric. Fertilization occurs in the mantle cavity. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into free-swimming lecithotrophic trochophore larvae, succeeded by shelled veligers.
Steiner, G. and A.R. Kabat. 2004. (Ref. 1821)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.1 - 28, mean 26.7 (based on 170 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.